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blitzer, thank you. >>> be sure to join wolf blitzer monday, 4:00 p.m. eastern, for "the situation room," a special edition live from jerusalem. >>> a peace effort under way it stop the violence. egypt working to reinstate a cease-fire. deputy general will arrive in cairo tomorrow. both israelis and palestinians say the solution must come from the other side. >> we are trying to drive home a message to hamas, that they cannot shoot at israeli civilians, try to kill israeli civilianes with impunity. we have been trying to keep down the amount of civilian deaths on their side. compare that to hamas on us. they are trying to maximize the amount of civilians that they kill. that's the different between a terrorist organization and democratic country. >> i think it takes two to tango here. the ambassador knows that israel invoked hamas by taking out one of their -- on wednesday. they knew that hamas and other fashions would retaliate. so they are also to be blamed for the violence between the gaza strip and israel. it's time for the united states, for interna
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i'm wolf blitzer and my face is being haunted by the ghost of an old beard. tonight the petraeus scandal continues to spiral outward and one woman seems to be at the center of it all, jill kelley. seen here leaving her home in tampa, walking down some stairs and getting into a car. jill kelley first reported general petraeus's mistress paula broadwell after she sent several e-mails to jthe general. doing the same thing because it's the only clip we have of her. >> it is the only clip we have of her. it did not stop there. we'll have more for you in just a bit. >>> after 127 days in space, three crew members at the international space station will head home today. commander soony williams turned it over too another. they will leave the space station around 5:00 p.m. today. they're expected to land in kazakhstan around 8:00 tonight. >>> the big news is the announcement that hose stes tes. so many are hoarding them. no more dolly madison or drake's cakes, my favorite. and can you believe no more wonder bread. also nature's pride will be gone from stores. also 33
i'm wolf blitzer and my face is being haunted by the ghost of an old beard. tonight the petraeus scandal continues to spiral outward and one woman seems to be at the center of it all, jill kelley. seen here leaving her home in tampa, walking down some stairs and getting into a car. jill kelley first reported general petraeus's mistress paula broadwell after she sent several e-mails to jthe general. doing the same thing because it's the only clip we have of her. >> it is the only clip we...
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be sure to join wolf blitzer monday 4:00 p.m. eastern for "the situation room" live from jerusalem. >>> peace efforts under way to stop the violence. egypt has been working to reinstate a cease-fire. u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon will arrive in cairo for talks tomorrow and arab league foreign ministers are set to visit gaza on tuesday. but both israelis and palestinians say the solution must come from the other side. >> we are trying to drive home the message to hamas that they cannot shoot at israeli civilians, try to kill israeli civilians with impunity and we've been able to reduce to a remarkable extent the amount of civilian casualties on their side. compare that to what hamas is doing to us. they're trying to maximize the number of israeli civilians they kill. that's the difference between a terrorist organization and a democratic country. >> i think, the ambassador knows that it was israel who provoked hamas by taking arms with one of the commanders on wednesday. they knew that hamas and other actions in the gaza stri
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> intriguing new twists and turns in the scandal that's gripping washington, indeed the nation and much of the world. the affair that led general dividend petraeus to resign as director of the central intelligence agency. we're finding out that at least one lawmaker here in washington may have learned of it ahead of the president and there are questions about the investigation that led to petraeus' stunning downfall. brian todd's been working the story for us and getting new information. brian, tell our viewers what's the latest? >> we found out that the house majority leader, republican congressman eric cantor, may have found out almost two weeks before the president did. this and other time lines we're following on the investigation have led to genuine anger over why the ite house and other top congressional leaders weren't told sooner. a time line cnn has put together shows the republican house majority leader may have known about former cia direct
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a programming note, be sure to joan anderson cooper and wolf blitzer as they take a close like at the candidates' final push in the american election in the 2012 "countdown to election day" at 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. >>> well, life is slowly returning to normal for those affected by superstorm sandy. in new jersey this morning, four more rail lines will be up and running, and power is being restored in more neighborhoods across the northeast. just listen to how people reacted when the lights came on in new york. >> oh, my god. >> and mayor bloomberg says 90% of new york's subways should be working by today. that will make life'sier. but about 2 million people are still in the dark and becoming increasingly frustrated. temperatures dipped into the 30th last night and a lot of people still don't have heat. bloomberg toured one of the hardest hit areas in queens. that's the rockaways. he warned people the cold can be deadly and has advised people to take advantage of the shelters. >>> another problem from the power outages. 70% of gas stations in some areas can't pump gas. d
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. >> and a programming note, be sure to join our anderson cooper a and wolf blitzers as they both take a final look at the election, that's "countdown to election day." and we mentioned president obama is stumping there in florida for the last time two days before election day. you see him right there in the state, we'll take a short break and we'll hear what president had to say from hollywood, florida. we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why, at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see what else comes standard at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? ♪... ♪... ♪... choose the perfect hotel in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ and the next great ide
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wolf blitzer will be all over that. coming up. >>> and nancy pelosi expected to announce whether she'll be seeking another term as house minority leader. pelosi has scheduled leadership elections for november 29th. which is later than usual and that's prompted speculation that the former speaker may relinquish her role as the top house democrat. >> listen up, john, toyota has announced another massive recall, close to 3 million cars recalled worldwide, mostly 2004 to 2009 prius models. yours falls under that. 670,000 of them were sold in the united states. the problems with the cars, steering system and electric water pumps are to blame for the recall. toyota says no crashes or injuries have been reported. >> check with your dealer, though. >>> an update on a story we told you about yesterday. two snowboarders stranded in washington's mount rainier national park have been reunited with their families. they dug a snow cave for shelter against 70-mile-per-hour winds, whiteout conditions, and two to four feet of snow. yes,
wolf blitzer will be all over that. coming up. >>> and nancy pelosi expected to announce whether she'll be seeking another term as house minority leader. pelosi has scheduled leadership elections for november 29th. which is later than usual and that's prompted speculation that the former speaker may relinquish her role as the top house democrat. >> listen up, john, toyota has announced another massive recall, close to 3 million cars recalled worldwide, mostly 2004 to 2009 prius...
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more with arwa damon, ben wedeman, wolf blitzer in jerusalem. we'll also take a look at president obama's trip to burma, officially known as myanmar. we'll be right back. it's easy te a giant... ♪ and feel like a green giant. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant is efficiently absorbed in small continuous amounts. citracal slow release continuously releases calcium plus d with efficient absorption in one daily dose. citracal slow release. >>> welcome back. we're reporting live tonight from gaza city. i'm not sure if you can hear it very well, but there's still the steady sound as we've heard for these last six days now, going into day seven, of israeli drones overhead. it's a constant buzzing sound. it sounds almost like a distant lawn mower or swarm of mosquitos off in the distance. obviously it can have far deadlier consequences than any of that. it's a very eerie sound. i want to check in with susan hendricks with a "360" news and business bulletin. >>> president obama is in cambodia tonight, the last stop on his three nation tour of asia. earlier
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. -- wolf blitzer is in israel. >> israel has said that the israeli air force struck more than 120 targets on sunday in gaza. most notably, the house of a -- the hamas the head of a hamas rocket unit. initially say had said they killed that man. they can't verify whether or not they did -- the local ambulance crews said that as many as ten civilians, women and children were inside the house at the time. the israelis do acknowledge that this man's family was in the house at the time. but they cannot confirm if he was there. israeli -- hitting some local journalists, they had called up some french journalists in advance of the strike, and told them to get out of the building, and they did evacuate, but some journalists did go back inside. there was a response to that, there's been a number of large explosions already this evening and we an fticipate in the hour ahead. >> what's the feeling you get of the atmosphere right now when you see people in gaza and you know it's going to be another long night there? >> it's obviously a very tense atmosphere, the streets are deserted not only at this
. -- wolf blitzer is in israel. >> israel has said that the israeli air force struck more than 120 targets on sunday in gaza. most notably, the house of a -- the hamas the head of a hamas rocket unit. initially say had said they killed that man. they can't verify whether or not they did -- the local ambulance crews said that as many as ten civilians, women and children were inside the house at the time. the israelis do acknowledge that this man's family was in the house at the time. but...
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welcome to united states and around the world, wolf blitzer is off. i'm candy crowley. you're in "the situation room." >>> washington is a deadline-oriented city, and this coming week brings one that is a real doozy, billions in tax increases and across-the-board spending cuts take effect. it forces members of congress and president obama to spend the last few days of 2012 on the job. we want to bring in cnn chief white house correspondent, jessica yelen, we all know they would rather celebrate new year's eve elsewhere. how did they get here? >> reporter: it is such a good question, you know, candy, this grid lock in washington creates the eye-rolling. but the fundamental question goes to the essential differences between the two parties about the role of government, should it be bigger or smaller? about whether we want lower taxes or more of a social safety net. so while we have seen the principles, the president, speaker boehner, and now senator mcconnell and reid trying to get involved in stages in the last few weeks, it has always broken down because they fundamenta
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he spoke with wolf blitzer. he asked him a very direct question. mission to capture or was the mission to kill bin laden? >> that is a great question. >> that was it. the pastking part in been security forum in colorado. >>-- aspen forum in colorado. >> marco rubio was on his way from las vegas -- las vegas 2 when the plane had to make an emergency landing. speak by telephone at rally for mitt romney. >> a woman is counting her blessings after an suv plow .ight through her home a 21-year-old man hit four before driving into home early friday morning. sleeping at the time. the home was heavily damaged. the driver phasis reckless driving charges. flood a blocked their people did not stop them. >> we will show you what >> we told you about the severe flooding in china last week. take a look at these determined people. to theird not get because the bridge had washed out. they found a rubber hose to get to the other side. >> look at those waters. >> determination is one way to describe it. is a another way. you live,ng on where all courtw nothing at of
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wolf blitzer's off. i'm joe johns. you're in "the situation room." >>> a major test of the two-day-old cease-fire between israel and hamas. the militant group says israeli soldiers fired on farmers trying to reach their land near the border killing one person and injuring 25 others. the israeli military says the people were protesters trying to enter israel and that they ignored warning shots. while that incident is being disputed, there's broad agreement that the recent fighting has left hamas in a stronger position than it was before. cnn's brian todd has more for us. brian, what's going on with hamas? >> joe, right now it certainly looks hamas is stronger politically morning it was before this. a group u.s. and israel consider a terrorist group. at this moment it's the major power among the palestinians. in gaza, celebrations and declarations of victory. this is the side which had scores of its facilities destroyed, more than 100 of its people killed. yet for the leaders of hamas, it signifies a strategy that works.
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but in the end, that's certainly a possibility. >> wolf blitzer, thanks so much. fred blpleitgen, ben wedeman. we're going to take a quick break. back with much more in the "newsroom." [ male announcer ] introducing... a new way to save on your prescriptions. it's the aarp medicarerx saver plus plan from unitedhealthcare. with this plan, you can get copays as low as a dollar through a preferred network pharmacy like walgreens -- where you'll find 8,000 convenient locations. best of all, this plan has the lowest part d premium in the united states -- only $15 a month. open enrollment ends december 7th. so call today or visit your local walgreens. >>> it is 16 minutes past the hour. let me bring you up to date. lots of breaking news to tell you about coming out of gaza city. the media center there is under attack once again for the second time in two days. israeli jets have dropped explosive devices on top of that building. israel says it's not targeting the journalists inside the building. but it is targeting a hamas communications system. it wants to take it out.
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i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> the united states is now updating plans for a potential strike against syria due to intelligence showing the regime filled aerial bombs with deadly serin gas. barbara starr is getting new information from the pentagon, joining us with the latest. what is the latest on the disturbing development? >> wolf, let's emphasize, updating plans potentially if defense is ordered. for defense secretary leon panet panetta, the priority is to determine serious intent. with the u.s. now believing the syrian government has chemical filled bombs, cnn has learned the pentagon is secretly updating military strike options for president obama in the event he orders action. a senior u.s. official tells cnn a strike could be carried out with the ships and aircraft already stationed in the region. but planning is driven by the latest intelligence, which u.s. officials say shows sarin gas has been loaded into aerial bombs in at least t
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> while much of the country, even the presidential race is returning to normal today, we're hearing and seeing misery and growing desperation for millions of people in the northeastern united states. here is the big picture as it stands right now. hurricane sandy's blame for at least 88 deaths in the united states and two in canada raising the storm's overall death toll to 157. a little under 5 million power customers across the eastern united states awoke to no electricity again. that's down to the nearly 8 million when the storm hit on monday though. some 36,000 people now are signed up for government help from fema, the federal emergency management agency. the homeland security secretary, janet napolitano, who's in new york city, says that's only just the beginning. but many residents of staten island which was inundated by the storm's tidal surge, say they're getting virtually no help yet. and their desperation is now turning to anger. cnn's brian
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more on this at the top of the hour with wolf blitzer. let's talk to behavior specialist, wendy, we have been seeing what happened on the eastern seaboard. we've seen what happens, thousands lost their homes. really, you look at these pictures, how do people deal with this? how do you wrap your mind about something with this magnitude? >> well, the important thing to remember is not to under estimate the mental health consequences of disasters like this. even if you're not in it and you're watching it on television frequently you can have is symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder, so of course it can be more serve. >> uh-huh, and when we say effects, what kind of symptoms are we talking about here? should some people seek out mental health treatment? >> well, in the first concern, they should be concerned about their families and healing. but there could be disturbances in sleeping, eating, being upset, loss of patience, weeping, sadness, a numbness, disengaged, almost like you're watching a movie of everything going on, like you're n
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cnn sara sidner is in gaza city, witnessing the violence and here's what she told wolf blitzer this afternoon. watch. >> reporter: okay. that is exactly -- i'm going to move out of the way and let you get a look here. i'm going to let you get a look at what is going on. i can see the black smoke. it's difficult to capture on camera but you saw that flash. this is what we have been dealing with all day. we have also been dealing with, i'm sorry, the power has just gone out, we have been dealing with power outages, wolf, but this feels like war. it may not have been declared but it feels like war to the civilians who live here. >> sarah joins us live from gaza. what are you seeing. we saw the air strikes earlier in the day. what's going on now? >> reporter: the same thing throughout the entire night. we have been hearing some teeth rattling blasts over gaza. we do know there have been at least a dozen blasts over the past few hours. very, very, very loud, strong blasts here. it's very dark. i'm going to kind of move out of the way just to give you a look. it's dark here and power is out in much
cnn sara sidner is in gaza city, witnessing the violence and here's what she told wolf blitzer this afternoon. watch. >> reporter: okay. that is exactly -- i'm going to move out of the way and let you get a look here. i'm going to let you get a look at what is going on. i can see the black smoke. it's difficult to capture on camera but you saw that flash. this is what we have been dealing with all day. we have also been dealing with, i'm sorry, the power has just gone out, we have been...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with the obama administration's latest attempt to explain the misleading information given out in the days after the september 11th attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. four americans including the u.s. ambassador to libya died in what we now know was a terrorist attack. but that isn't what the u.s. ambassador to the united nations susan rice said when she went on national television five days after the attack. today rice is up on capitol hill. she's explaining what happened and some big-name republicans clearly are not very happy with her answers. our senior congressional correspondent dana bash is following what's become a pretty long day -- a tiring day for the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. what's the latest, dana? >> reporter: wolf, the three republican senators who had vowed to block susan rice from being secretary of state if the president nominates her had really softened the rhetoric in recent days. i'm told the reason for
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with the obama administration's latest attempt to explain the misleading information given out in the days after the september 11th attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. four americans including the u.s. ambassador to libya died in what we now know was a terrorist attack. but that isn't what the u.s. ambassador to the united nations susan rice said when she went on national television five days after...
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wolf blitzer is in beer sheba for us. wolf i understand there's been an explosion in the last few minutes. can you tell me what you've heard and what you've seen? >> yes, soledad. we're here in beer sheba maybe about 30, 40 miles from gaza. and in the last few minutes, about 11 rockets, hamas rockets have come to this area. i think most of them were destroyed in the air by what the israelis call their iron dome anti-missile. just a few of them did land. including a couple, i'm told, in residential areas and there are casualties. i know that ambulances have been dispatched to the scene, and there's obviously sirens going off. so, as of the last few minutes, this conflict is clearly continuing and more hamas rockets coming in. i think as of now, one israeli soldier told me just a few minutes ago he sort of lost track but at least 30 rockets have come into the city, the fourth largest city in israel, in the past few hours. but 11 have been detected in the last few minutes. >> talk to me, wolf, about what the people around yo
wolf blitzer is in beer sheba for us. wolf i understand there's been an explosion in the last few minutes. can you tell me what you've heard and what you've seen? >> yes, soledad. we're here in beer sheba maybe about 30, 40 miles from gaza. and in the last few minutes, about 11 rockets, hamas rockets have come to this area. i think most of them were destroyed in the air by what the israelis call their iron dome anti-missile. just a few of them did land. including a couple, i'm told, in...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're just 36 days away from the painful across-the-board spending cuts and tax increases people here in washington are calling the fiscal cliff. today, we have new proof that people across the country not only are aware of what's going on, they're very, very worried. our new poll shows 68% say the country will face either a crisis or major problems if the cuts in taxes aren't avoided. and a whopping 77% say their personal financial situation will be affected by a failure to solve the fiscal cliff problem. despite this nationwide sense of urgency, there's only a little talk of compromise right now as lawmakers return to washington. our congressional correspondent, kate bolduan, has been working her sources on capitol hill and what's going on. stakes are enormous right now. what's going on? >> they were away for a week. staff was supposed to be working. but lawmakers are arriving back in town with no real whisper of an imminent breakthrough at the mo
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're just 36 days away from the painful across-the-board spending cuts and tax increases people here in washington are calling the fiscal cliff. today, we have new proof that people across the country not only are aware of what's going on, they're very, very worried. our new poll shows 68% say the country will face either a crisis or major problems if the cuts in taxes aren't avoided. and a whopping 77% say their personal...
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joining me now is wolf blitzer from the situation room. we like to consider him the ringmaster for cnn's expanded coverage of the primaries. you getting ready for the primaries tonight? >> i go on the air at 4:00 p.m. eastern, and we'll be on until midnight or maybe longer. this could be a long, long night, because these polls in michigan, as you know, ashleigh, they show a very, very tight race, so we might not be able to make a projection for a few hours. >> i keep thinking it's the barn burner, so i'm popping popcorn getting ready for the real thing. people are saying if mitt romney doesn't get michigan, he's in real trouble, but isn't arizona the better catch? >> romney is in much better shape in arizona than he is apparently in michigan if you blooe a believe all the polls. you make a good point about the delegates, and certainly momentum is something people will be looking for. if he loses in his home state, even if he loses only by a few thousand or maybe he winds up getting more delegates, if he loses that popular vote in michigan,
joining me now is wolf blitzer from the situation room. we like to consider him the ringmaster for cnn's expanded coverage of the primaries. you getting ready for the primaries tonight? >> i go on the air at 4:00 p.m. eastern, and we'll be on until midnight or maybe longer. this could be a long, long night, because these polls in michigan, as you know, ashleigh, they show a very, very tight race, so we might not be able to make a projection for a few hours. >> i keep thinking it's...
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i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." >>> monday's third and final presidential debate will be a serious challenge for both candidates. it's focused on international policy and arena where both mitt romney lacks experience and the obama administration is under growing criticism, especially when it comes to the situation in the middle east. let's start with cnn's white house correspondent dan loathian. i assume officials in the white house campaign they know the president has questions he's going to answer. >> reporter: that's correct, wolf. and there doesn't appear to be much of a difference between the two candidates when it comes to foreign policy. but the president is getting prepared in study hall this weekend out at camp david. i think when you talk to folks out there, most people believe the president does have an advantage going into this debate. we expect he'll talk about getting osama bin laden but no one here at the white house, no one with the campaign is under estimating gov
i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." >>> monday's third and final presidential debate will be a serious challenge for both candidates. it's focused on international policy and arena where both mitt romney lacks experience and the obama administration is under growing criticism, especially when it comes to the situation in the middle east. let's start with cnn's white house correspondent dan loathian. i assume officials in the white house campaign they know the...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> across southern israel and gaza right now, you can smell the smoke. see the damage and feel the fear. palestinian officials now say more than 100 people killed in gaza after nearly a week of air attacks by israel. israel says hamas militants can stop the suffering in a second if they stop shooting hundreds of rockets across the border. those rockets have killed three israelis since the conflict began. the u.n. secretary general has arrived in egypt as part of an urgent international push for a cease fire. israeli troops and tanks on the border awaiting the order that could come at any time to invade gaza and turn this to in to a full-scale war. my colleagues and i are in the region. we are covering all sides of this conflict as only cnn can. earlier today i traveled to southern israel, tt's near israel's border with gaza where people live every day with a threat of rocket attacks and we experience what they go through firsthand. within minutes of ar
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> across southern israel and gaza right now, you can smell the smoke. see the damage and feel the fear. palestinian officials now say more than 100 people killed in gaza after nearly a week of air attacks by israel. israel says hamas militants can stop the suffering in a second if they stop shooting hundreds of rockets across the border. those rockets have killed three israelis since the conflict began. the u.n. secretary...
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we'll join wolf blitzer, my colleague in jerusalem. arwa damon, and ben wedeman, and we have someone from sanford university, joining us from new york and princeton university's anne marie slaughter and we'll talk to the israeli ambassador of the united states. wolf, what are you hearing about hillary clinton's activity. she landed with tel aviv and met with benjamin netanyahu, and later she will meet with mahmoud abbas and president morsi in israel. what are you hearing about the talks with netanyahu? >> they met about two hours with netanyahu, the defense minister, foreign minister, national security team. they spent two hours, the statement released by the state department says she was briefed on the israeli position of all issues. she wants to see a deescalation of what's going on, she uses the word a calm. they are avoiding the word cease-fire for right now throughout the day, there is speculation coming from hamas and egyptian officials that they were close to a cease-fire. israelis downplaying the possibility. saying they weren'
we'll join wolf blitzer, my colleague in jerusalem. arwa damon, and ben wedeman, and we have someone from sanford university, joining us from new york and princeton university's anne marie slaughter and we'll talk to the israeli ambassador of the united states. wolf, what are you hearing about hillary clinton's activity. she landed with tel aviv and met with benjamin netanyahu, and later she will meet with mahmoud abbas and president morsi in israel. what are you hearing about the talks with...
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. >>> it is time for "the situation room" and wolf blitzer. wolf? >> ted, thanks very much. happening now. another top commander in a widening scandal swirling around general david petraeus. john allen is now the subject of a pentagon investigation. it centers around hundreds, possibly thousands of e-mails sent to this woman. details of where she fits into an increasingly tangled web of relationships. i'll talk about all of this with the chair of the senate intelligence committee. dianne feinstein says it is like something off the front page of a tab roid mloid magazine and s demanding answers. i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with stunning twists in the scandal that brought down the head of the cia, general david petraeus. another u.s. general is caught in the same tangled web. john allen, top commander in afghanistan, is being investigated by the pentagon for allegedly sending inappropriate e-mails to a married woman, the same woman whose complaint of threatening e-mails from general petraeus' lover cracked the scandal wide open. barbara st
. >>> it is time for "the situation room" and wolf blitzer. wolf? >> ted, thanks very much. happening now. another top commander in a widening scandal swirling around general david petraeus. john allen is now the subject of a pentagon investigation. it centers around hundreds, possibly thousands of e-mails sent to this woman. details of where she fits into an increasingly tangled web of relationships. i'll talk about all of this with the chair of the senate intelligence...
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time now for "the situation room" and wolf blitzer. >>> fred, thanks very much. happening now, lawmakers lashing out at the president, the news media and each other. tempers flare as congress probes the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. you're about to hear a tape of senator john mccain's contentious exchange with cnn. also, we've seen pictures like this of the benghazi compound on september 11th, but today for the first time lawmakers are seeing surveillance video of the assault that killed the united states ambassador, three other americans. i'll talk to one u.s. senator about what that video shows. and mitt romney's speaking out about his election loss blaming what he calls gifts -- that's a quote, gifts, the president people gave to people who voted for him. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> tempers flaring on capitol hill. senator john mccain lashing out at one of our cnn producers who questioned why he was missing a key hearing on the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. mccain has been a sharp critic of
time now for "the situation room" and wolf blitzer. >>> fred, thanks very much. happening now, lawmakers lashing out at the president, the news media and each other. tempers flare as congress probes the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. you're about to hear a tape of senator john mccain's contentious exchange with cnn. also, we've seen pictures like this of the benghazi compound on september 11th, but today for the first time lawmakers are seeing...
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. >>> wolf blitzer and anderson cooper take a closer look at the candidates' final push before the elections. in america's choice 2012 countdown to election day, be sure to tune in tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> well, life is slowly returning to normal for those affected by superstorm sandy. in new jersey this morning four more rail lines will be up and running and power is now being restored many more neighborhoods across the middle east. listen to how people reacted when the lights came on in new york. that is cause to celebrate for sure. mayor bloomberg says 90% of new york's subways should be working by today. about two million people are still in the dark and becoming increasingly frustrated. temperatures dipped into the 30s last night and a lot of people still don't have any heat. another problem from the power outages? 70% of gas stations in some areas can't pump gas, despite new jersey's gas rationing, people are waiting in very long lines, and some aren't finding gasoline at all. >> there's nothing there. well, the gas stations were open, but the lines were way around the co
. >>> wolf blitzer and anderson cooper take a closer look at the candidates' final push before the elections. in america's choice 2012 countdown to election day, be sure to tune in tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> well, life is slowly returning to normal for those affected by superstorm sandy. in new jersey this morning four more rail lines will be up and running and power is now being restored many more neighborhoods across the middle east. listen to how people reacted...
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>> hi wolf blitzer! today, the beaches and gulf are open, and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. i'm an expert on softball. and tea parties. i'll have more awkward conversations than i'm equipped for because i'm raising two girls on my own. i'll worry about the economy more than a few times before they're grown. but it's for them, so i've found a way. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. massmutual. we'll help you get there. >>> they may not be voting on election day in 17 days, but when they grow up, many of america's children will certainly have the chance to. one children's book author is trying to get kids interested in the process right now. lisa sylvester caught up with him. >> reporter: we hea
>> hi wolf blitzer! today, the beaches and gulf are open, and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. i'm an expert on softball. and tea parties. i'll have more awkward conversations than i'm equipped for because i'm raising two girls on my own. i'll worry about the...
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i'm wolf blitzer in jerusalem. you're in "the situation room." >>> the deadliest latest conflict between israel and ha moose. we're live in jerusalem for word of any diplomatic progress. there's been talk in the day about -- israel responded to fresh rocket attacks from gaza with missile strikes that killed at least five people including a child according to gaza health officials. the israeli army dropped leaflets warning residents in some areas to leave immediately for gaza city even indicating which routes they should take to stay safe. earlier today i visited the israeli town of beersheva. the family who lives in this home told me they made it to their safe room with only about 30 seconds to spare. the israel defense forces says one of its soldiers was killed by a hamas rocket earlier today. a total of five israelis have now been killed in this week of fighting. throughout the day whaling sirens have sent people in israel running for shelter including cnn's frederik pleitgen. take a look at what happened when he
i'm wolf blitzer in jerusalem. you're in "the situation room." >>> the deadliest latest conflict between israel and ha moose. we're live in jerusalem for word of any diplomatic progress. there's been talk in the day about -- israel responded to fresh rocket attacks from gaza with missile strikes that killed at least five people including a child according to gaza health officials. the israeli army dropped leaflets warning residents in some areas to leave immediately for gaza...
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i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the news continues next on cnn. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> hello, everyone. i'm don lemon. we're tracking new details this hour about the surprise resignation of cia director david we tray yoos because of an extramarital affair. at fair came to light because of an e-mail investigation sparked by a complaint of harassing e-mails allegedly sent by petrae petraeus' biographer. full update on cnn. >>> the director-general of britain's television network the bbc is quitting. george entwhistle took responsibility for a program that wrong wrongly implicated a politician in a sex abuse case. >>> we finally have a winner in florida. cnn projects president obama won the sunshine state and its 29 electoral votes, based on updated vote totals provided just before today's noon deadline. the victory increases president obama's electoral vote total to 332. mitt romney got 206 electoral votes. 270 are needed to win the white house. >>> turning to the recovery from superstorm sandy, nea
i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the news continues next on cnn. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> hello, everyone. i'm don lemon. we're tracking new details this hour about the surprise resignation of cia director david we tray yoos because of an extramarital affair. at fair came to light because of an e-mail investigation sparked by a complaint of harassing e-mails allegedly sent by petrae petraeus' biographer. full update on cnn. >>> the...